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- The Reader (37)
- (Movie Tie-in Edition)
- By Bernhard Schlink
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Finished on Mar 29, 2009
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- Revolutionary Road (22)
- By Richard Yates
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Reading since Feb 20, 2009
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- The Year of Living Biblically (5)
- One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
- By A. J. Jacobs
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Finished on Apr 1, 2009
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- The Chronicles of Narnia (124)
- By C.S. Lewis
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- Sweeney Todd
- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- By Anon
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Finished on Feb 5, 2008
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- Bee
- By Hideki Noda
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- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (490)
- Book 7
- By J. K. Rowling
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Finished on Jul 28, 2007
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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The plot becomes kind of loose in the middle, but the rest is very exciting and much more enjoyable then the last two books! The story, overall, is very well made - a lot of foreshadowing and payoffs. Though part of the plot maybe predictable, most ideas are fascinating. There is a lot of love, tear ... (continue)
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- A Spot of Bother (17)
- By Mark Haddon
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Not Started
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- The God Delusion (81)
- By Richard Dawkins
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Finished on Jul 30, 2007
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8 people find this helpful
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An atheist criticizing Christianity (esp. Catholic)from a Darwanian point of view. Some of the arguements, like the parts about babies being baptized, the terrorists' unquestioning faith and the misuse of power by the church in the past, are sound. However, being too eager to defend his view, Dawkin ... (continue)
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- The Road (128)
- By Cormac McCarthy
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Reading since Mar 26, 2008
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- Keeping Faith (20)
- By Jodi Picoult
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- A Perfect Mess
- (Little, Brown)
- By Eric Abrahamson
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Finished in Feb 2008
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I read this book before seeing the motion picture. Basically the story is different except the serial killing and meat pie making. I have to say I like the musical version better. The original novel is more like a detective story. It's about how Sweeney Todd's crime is gradually revealed. Being a pe ... (continue)
I read this book before seeing the motion picture. Basically the story is different except the serial killing and meat pie making. I have to say I like the musical version better. The original novel is more like a detective story. It's about how Sweeney Todd's crime is gradually revealed. Being a penny dreaful, the plot moves fast but there is not much into the characters' psychological beings.
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